Learn FTPGetter quickly

The main function of FTPGetter is automation of uploading and downloading operations between ftp servers and your computer. FTPGetter will be useful to those who constantly works with ftp servers - web site uploading, file exchange, uploading webcam photos to the server or synchronization of files on the server and your computer.

The main window of FTPGetter contains list of profiles of ftp servers, file exchange is performed with and a window for displaying program activity log.

Using main menu or toolbar you can create new ftp server profiles, edit existing ones, review the server you are interested in using FTP Explorer, manually start performance of tasks of the chosen profile, edit program common settings.

FTPGetter can perform tasks of several profiles simultaneously by virtue of multithread technology.

All data on server you need to perform work with automatically is stored in the server profile and grouped into three sections.

Connection settings - server address, user name and password, used protocol, used proxy-server settings, log file settings.

FTP tasks - list of files that are necessary to be downloaded from the server to your computer or uploaded to the ftp server from your computer.

FTP task scheduler will help you define schedule for performing the created tasks: what weekdays they should be performed, processing start-up and finish time.

Task Wizard will help you to easily and quickly create tasks that will be performed during server profile processing. Task creation consists of four steps.

Choose the necessary operation - upload or download.

Choose source files. Depending on the performed operation these will be files on the server or files on your computer or network drive. You can use masks for uploading or downloading multiple files.

Choose folder on the server to which the files will be uploaded or folder on your computer to which the files will be downloaded.

Additional operations - comparing files by modification date, MD5 hash or size, change of modification date after successful task performance etc.

A full-featured built-in FTP Explorer is used for navigation at ftp server in FTPGetter.

You will be able to comfortably navigate through ftp server when creating or editing tasks to choose files that are of interest to you. Using FTP Explorer you can browse through ftp server you are interested in from the main window of FTPGetter at any point.

Using context menu you will be able to review properties of the necessary file, change file access rights on the server, rename or delete files or folders on the server, perform commands specific for the server from the command line. Support of Drag-and-Drop technology allows you to upload files and folders from Windows Explorer to ftp server using mouse.